LibGuides: Analyzing and Adapting a Lesson Plan: Analyzing and Adapting a Lesson Plan

Identify Desired Results (Lesson Objectives/Learning Outcomes)

Understand the lesson content	Identify the part(s) of the standard that is being addressed by the learning outcome to help identify the purpose of the lesson Identify key knowledge, skills, and concepts in the learning outcome
Consider your students	What student strengths can you leverage? What opportunities exist for students to apply their funds of identity, funds of knowledge, or funds of community?

Understand the lesson content	Use resources (e.g. unit plan/overview, standards documents, practitioner articles, websites) to support your understanding of the key knowledge, skills, and concepts Create at least one example of a student response that meets the learning outcome(s)
Consider your students	What barriers might students experience with the assessment because of its design? What strategy from the UDL Framework will remove the barrier without changing the thinking work students must do to meet the criteria for success?

Understand the lesson content	Identify the purpose of each activity in relation to the learning outcome Identify the instructional method(s) that is being used in the lesson (i.e. explicit instruction, inquiry, discussion) Read key texts and/or do the key tasks
Consider your students	Cultural Responsiveness What student strengths can you leverage? What opportunities exist for students to apply their funds of identity, funds of knowledge, or funds of community? Learner Variability What barrier(s) might students experience with the activities, texts, or tasks because of their design? What strategy from the UDL Framework will remove the barrier(s) without changing the thinking work students must do? Learner Development How are the activities and instruction appropriate given your students’ stage(s) of cognitive, social-emotional, linguistic, and/or physical development

Understand the lesson content

Identify the purpose of each activity in relation to the learning outcome
Identify the instructional method(s) that is being used in the lesson (i.e. explicit instruction, inquiry, discussion)
Read key texts and/or do the key tasks

Consider your students

Cultural Responsiveness
- What student strengths can you leverage? What opportunities exist for students to apply their funds of identity, funds of knowledge, or funds of community?
Learner Variability
- What barrier(s) might students experience with the activities, texts, or tasks because of their design? What strategy from the UDL Framework will remove the barrier(s) without changing the thinking work students must do?
Learner Development
- How are the activities and instruction appropriate given your students’ stage(s) of cognitive, social-emotional, linguistic, and/or physical development